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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Comet at Moonrise...
Comet at Moonrise Explanation: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is growing brighter in planet Earth's sky. Fondly known as comet A3, this new visitor to the inner Solar System is traveling from the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: M27: Not a Comet...
M27: Not a Comet Explanation: While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things encountered during his telescopic...
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The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • comet C/2023 A3...
This image shows comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) just before sunrise around 4:40 a.m.She was photographed on September 29, 2024 on the island of Reunion, in the Indian Ocean, in the area of the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Magnificent...
The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught Explanation: Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, grew a spectacularly long and filamentary tail. The magnificent tail spread across the sky and was visible...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Long Tails...
The Long Tails Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Explanation: A bright comet is moving into the evening skies. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has brightened and even though it is now easily visible to the...
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The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • comete Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and...
Again this beautifull comete from Réunion Island ! 35 mm , 8s https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/540 ... 0d69_o.jpgPrigent by Wilfried Prigent, sur FlickrStatistics: Posted by Prigent — Mon Oct 07,...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Annular Eclipse...
Annular Eclipse over Patagonia Explanation: Can you find the Sun? OK, but can you explain why thereâs a big dark spot in the center? The spot is the Moon, and the impressive alignment shown, where the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: M106: A Spiral...
M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center Explanation: What's happening at the center of spiral galaxy M106? A swirling disk of stars and gas, M106's appearance is dominated by blue spiral arms and...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Five Bright...
Five Bright Comets from SOHO Explanation: Five bright comets are compared in these panels, recorded by a coronograph on board the long-lived, sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. Arranged chronologically all...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Ring of Fire over...
Ring of Fire over Easter Island Explanation: The second solar eclipse of 2024 began in the Pacific. On October 2nd the Moon's shadow swept from west to east, with an annular eclipse visible along a...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Northern Lights,...
Northern Lights, West Virginia Explanation: A gravel country lane gently winds through this colorful rural night skyscape. Captured from Monroe County in southern West Virginia on the evening of...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Aurora Timelapse...
Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps Explanation: Did you see last night's aurora? This question was relevant around much of the world a few days ago because a powerful auroral storm became visible...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Comet...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Over the Lincoln Memorial Explanation: Go outside at sunset tonight and see a comet! C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanâATLAS) has become visible in the early evening sky in northern...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Animation: Comet...
Animation: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Tails Prediction Explanation: How bright and strange will the tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS become? The comet has brightened dramatically over the few weeks as it...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Colorful Aurora...
Colorful Aurora over New Zealand Explanation: Sometimes the night sky is full of surprises. Take the sky over Lindis Pass, South Island, New Zealand one-night last week. Instead of a typically calm...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Clipper and...
The Clipper and the Comet Explanation: NASA's Europa Clipper is now headed toward an ocean world beyond Earth. The large spacecraft is tucked into the payload fairing atop the Falcon Heavy rocket in...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Most of Comet...
Most of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Explanation: On October 14 it was hard to capture a full view of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Taken after the comet's closest approach to our fair planet, this...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Comet...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Flys Away Explanation: These six panels follow daily apparitions of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as it moved away from our fair planet during the past week. The images...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Dark Matter in a...
Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe Explanation: Is our universe haunted? It might look that way on this dark matter map. The gravity of unseen dark matter is the leading explanation for why galaxies...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Comet...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over California Explanation: The tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS were a sight to behold. Pictured, C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanâATLAS) was captured near peak impressiveness last...
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